The Maiko Styled Hello Kitty Lucky Cat doll is described: "This unique figure merges the traditional maneki neko (lucky cat) with the elegance of a maiko (apprentice geisha), featuring beautifully ...

The cat’s out of the bag. On the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty, fans were shocked to learn that their beloved cat-inspired character is, in fact, not a feline at all. “Hello Kitty is not a ...

Hello Kitty -- despite having a name that's 50 percent devoted to the term that refers to a young cat -- is no feline. She is, rather, a little girl, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Hello Kitty is NOT a cat, according to the company that owns the cartoon, Sanrio. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, a Hello Kitty trend expert and anthropologist Christine Yano, ...

Sanrio is celebrating 50 years of the iconic Japanese character Hello Kitty. But, despite her name, Hello Kitty is not actually a cat. She's a girl.

Don’t be deceived by her name or pointy ears. Hello Kitty is NOT a cat, according to the company that owns the cartoon, Sanrio. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, a Hello Kitty trend ...

After 50 years in business and annual retail sales of $5bn (£3.87bn) last year, you may think Hello Kitty is the cat that got the cream. But she's not a cat at all, according to her creators.